Any recommendations on a good GPS for on and off road riding? I like the features on the Zumo 390lm and 590lm but heard they dont have off road capabilities. Was considering the Zumo 665....
offcamber said:The Montana is good for both when you ad Topo and City Navigator maps.
Until the gloves make your fingers so fat that you cannot accurately use the tiny touch screen. The ONLY thing I would change about my Montana is about a 100% screen size increase. Other than that ... it is the shit for finding backcountry adventure routes. With the 24k Topo maps loaded along with the BirdsEye satellite pics - it is dumbfounding what Garmin knows to exist out there in terms of dirt tracks through the Appalachian woods.Berg_Donk said:FYI the Montana works fine with gloves on.
trikepilot said:Until the gloves make your fingers so fat that you cannot accurately use the tiny touch screen. The ONLY thing I would change about my Montana is about a 100% screen size increase. Other than that ... it is the shit for finding backcountry adventure routes. With the 24k Topo maps loaded along with the BirdsEye satellite pics - it is dumbfounding what Garmin knows to exist out there in terms of dirt tracks through the Appalachian woods.
I too have the rugged mount on both bikes - super nice. But I have flogged the crap out of the Montana on both the WRR and Tenere. Never had the Montana flinch a bit - even through some epic yard sale wrecks.Checkswrecks said:I bought a cradle for each of the bikes, which is convenient. Using a common torx fastener for a anti-theft lock hits me as total Band-Aid 1980s KLR engineering again on the part of Garmin. For an expensive device.
I do know of one guy who lost his Montana from a factory cradle. While he swears it was fully engaged, I've had mine pop out and believe it was my own fault early on. Never happened since I learned that you need to make sure the GPS eject button is TOTALLY in the right position before moving, as sometimes it only comes out part way.
I've yet to see a device in bright sunlight that couldn't be brighter >Gee-Tee said:The screen brightness could be much better but I vote Montana.
johnpitts01 said:Montana is great!!
Garmin 478 is still my preference for off road riding.